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The punishment of David Satter
The American journalist, who was sent for administrative violation from the country of the country, has theoretical chances to return to Russia by a journalist and Radio Advisor Freedom/Free Europe David Satter, it has the opportunity to come to Russia if he proves his case in court, said the Federal Migration Service of Russia.
“There were an opportunity to return. And there were such precedents. He hires a lawyer and appeals to the court of second instance, please,” the head of the Department for the Organization of the Registration and Department of the FMS of Russia Alexander Aksenov told Interfax.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained its vision of the reasons why the correspondent-consultant of the RS David Satter was denied the issuance of a Russian visa. The foreign ministry refers to "gross violation of Russian migration legislation. In fact, from November 22 to 26, 2013, Satter was illegally in Russia." The journalist does not agree with this version of events.
Satter arrived in Moscow on the day of his annual visa on Thursday, November 21, 2013, hoping - by agreement with the ministry - to quickly apply for permission to stay in Russia. The journalist paid a visit to the FMS, issuing permission to stay foreigners in Russia on Tuesday, November 26, according to him, also with the knowledge of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On November 29, 2013, the Tagansky District Court found Satter guilty of an administrative offense. The journalist paid a fine and, according to the court decision, left Russia. Then he went to Kyiv, where, by a new agreement with the ministry, he repeatedly applied for a new visa, in which he was eventually refused. Satter is now in London.
- Since I planned to work in Russia for at least a year, I hoped to get a visa that gives me the right to live in the country on an ongoing basis. IN
On Monday, the document was also not ready. On Tuesday, November 26, I went to the OVIR with this invitation from the Foreign Ministry, and they told me that they could not give me a visa because the old visa expired on the 21st. The further recommendation of the Foreign Ministry was to go to Kyiv or to some other city outside of Russia and start the process again, which I did.
-In the commentary of the Russian Information and Press Department, it is written: “David Satter received an accreditation certificate of the Radio Station correspondent for a period of one year in the press center of the Russian Foreign Ministry. He, according to the current migration rules, had to immediately come to the management of the federal migration service and get a multiple visa for their stay in Russia. Despite this, Satter turned to the Satter in conjunction. UFMS in the city of Moscow is only November 26. " Is that right?
- Everything that I did is done according to the instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs itself, which now makes such statements. I could not go to the FMS, because they did not give me the promised document in time. The document now lies in front of me - this is an invitation to visit the Federal Migration Service, dated November 22 . They write there, on their website that I violated the legislation, from November 21, illegally in Russia. If so, why did they write me an invitation to the FMS for the 22nd number? In addition, I went to Kyiv at their proposal, and at the Russian embassy in Kyiv they confirmed me several times that the visa was “approved”. On December 23, they even sent me an invitation number for a visit to the consulate. On December 24, I went to the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, but I could not find invitations under this number. I spoke with a Russian diplomat and asked him: "There was a case in your experience when you received a number, but did not get a visa later?" He said that this has never happened.
- The Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined you on November 29 and ordered you to retire beyond the borders of the Russian Federation. The Foreign Ministry’s statement states that you are closed to the entrance to the country for five years. There is no this provision in the court decision - it is applied automatically as a result of punishment for such violations that are charged with you. When did you learn that for five years you are deprived of the opportunity to come to Russia?
- Only from the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But it is logical to assume that when such a wording is used: “competent authorities believe that your presence in the territory of the Russian Federation is undesirable,” then, of course, I am sent from the country for a long time. If we were talking only about some bureaucratic wire, of course, no five-year period would have followed. There is a precedent: when the correspondent of the British newspaper Gardian Luke Harding forgot to fulfill some such administrative prescriptions, and the violations were much more egregious, he was given the opportunity to continue working in Russia.
American and Russian organizations have been defended by David Satter.
The State Department of the United States was disappointed with the decision of the Russian authorities to refuse to visa the Radio Council of Radio Freedom/Free Europe David Satter. The application was made on Tuesday evening. The Embassy of the United States in Moscow expressed concern to the Russian authorities not only in connection with this matter, but also in general regarding the situation with journalists.
An appeal to the Russian government was made by the Committee for the Protection of Journalists (New York). "We urge the Russian authorities to let David Satter return to the country and give him the opportunity to freely engage in his work," the organization said.
The Russian Society "Memorial" sent a letter to the Russian Foreign Ministry, which states that the ban on the entry of David Satter into Russia essentially means a ban on the profession for him, and asks the Russian authorities to reconsider the decision.
“If Satter stops writing about Russia, then it will be bad not only for him, but also for our country - not many foreign journalists who write so competently and balanced,” the letter signed by the chairman of the board of the Memorial Society Arseny Roginsky .
Fragment of the final issue of the Freedom Time program
“There were an opportunity to return. And there were such precedents. He hires a lawyer and appeals to the court of second instance, please,” the head of the Department for the Organization of the Registration and Department of the FMS of Russia Alexander Aksenov told Interfax.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained its vision of the reasons why the correspondent-consultant of the RS David Satter was denied the issuance of a Russian visa. The foreign ministry refers to "gross violation of Russian migration legislation. In fact, from November 22 to 26, 2013, Satter was illegally in Russia." The journalist does not agree with this version of events.
Satter arrived in Moscow on the day of his annual visa on Thursday, November 21, 2013, hoping - by agreement with the ministry - to quickly apply for permission to stay in Russia. The journalist paid a visit to the FMS, issuing permission to stay foreigners in Russia on Tuesday, November 26, according to him, also with the knowledge of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On November 29, 2013, the Tagansky District Court found Satter guilty of an administrative offense. The journalist paid a fine and, according to the court decision, left Russia. Then he went to Kyiv, where, by a new agreement with the ministry, he repeatedly applied for a new visa, in which he was eventually refused. Satter is now in London.
- Since I planned to work in Russia for at least a year, I hoped to get a visa that gives me the right to live in the country on an ongoing basis. IN
I came from the Czech Republic. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs insisted that in Prague I received an additional one -time short -term entry visa, so that then to Russia to exchange it for permanent. I lingered in Prague due to a mistake, which-maybe by chance, and maybe intentionally, was committed by a visa office that works for the Russian Embassy in Prague. We called there, called the Foreign Ministry and asked: "What should we do?" They advised me to come to Russia on the 21st and in the morning of the 22nd to receive a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then go to the FMS and get a visa. I, strictly guided by their instructions, flew to Moscow on November 21. In the morning of the 22nd they explained to me that the documents were not ready, but this does not mean anything, everything is in order, wait. We also waited, also since there was a weekend, Saturday and Sunday.Everything that I did is done according to the instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs itself
On Monday, the document was also not ready. On Tuesday, November 26, I went to the OVIR with this invitation from the Foreign Ministry, and they told me that they could not give me a visa because the old visa expired on the 21st. The further recommendation of the Foreign Ministry was to go to Kyiv or to some other city outside of Russia and start the process again, which I did.
-In the commentary of the Russian Information and Press Department, it is written: “David Satter received an accreditation certificate of the Radio Station correspondent for a period of one year in the press center of the Russian Foreign Ministry. He, according to the current migration rules, had to immediately come to the management of the federal migration service and get a multiple visa for their stay in Russia. Despite this, Satter turned to the Satter in conjunction. UFMS in the city of Moscow is only November 26. " Is that right?
- Everything that I did is done according to the instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs itself, which now makes such statements. I could not go to the FMS, because they did not give me the promised document in time. The document now lies in front of me - this is an invitation to visit the Federal Migration Service, dated November 22 . They write there, on their website that I violated the legislation, from November 21, illegally in Russia. If so, why did they write me an invitation to the FMS for the 22nd number? In addition, I went to Kyiv at their proposal, and at the Russian embassy in Kyiv they confirmed me several times that the visa was “approved”. On December 23, they even sent me an invitation number for a visit to the consulate. On December 24, I went to the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, but I could not find invitations under this number. I spoke with a Russian diplomat and asked him: "There was a case in your experience when you received a number, but did not get a visa later?" He said that this has never happened.
I called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; They said: "Everything is in order, get a visa, do not worry. Tomorrow, December 25, Mr. Alexei Rough, the first secretary of the Russian Embassy in Ukraine will organize everything, and you will receive a visa." On the 25th, I called the rude, he said: "I must read the document to you: the competent authorities decided that your presence in the Russian Federation is undesirable. You are refused in the entrance to Russia." For the first time in my many years of experience in Russia, a wording was used, which is usually used in cases of espionage. And now she belongs to the correspondent.For the first time in my many years of experience in Russia, a wording was used, which is usually used in cases of espionage
- The Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined you on November 29 and ordered you to retire beyond the borders of the Russian Federation. The Foreign Ministry’s statement states that you are closed to the entrance to the country for five years. There is no this provision in the court decision - it is applied automatically as a result of punishment for such violations that are charged with you. When did you learn that for five years you are deprived of the opportunity to come to Russia?
- Only from the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But it is logical to assume that when such a wording is used: “competent authorities believe that your presence in the territory of the Russian Federation is undesirable,” then, of course, I am sent from the country for a long time. If we were talking only about some bureaucratic wire, of course, no five-year period would have followed. There is a precedent: when the correspondent of the British newspaper Gardian Luke Harding forgot to fulfill some such administrative prescriptions, and the violations were much more egregious, he was given the opportunity to continue working in Russia.
American and Russian organizations have been defended by David Satter.
The State Department of the United States was disappointed with the decision of the Russian authorities to refuse to visa the Radio Council of Radio Freedom/Free Europe David Satter. The application was made on Tuesday evening. The Embassy of the United States in Moscow expressed concern to the Russian authorities not only in connection with this matter, but also in general regarding the situation with journalists.
An appeal to the Russian government was made by the Committee for the Protection of Journalists (New York). "We urge the Russian authorities to let David Satter return to the country and give him the opportunity to freely engage in his work," the organization said.
The Russian Society "Memorial" sent a letter to the Russian Foreign Ministry, which states that the ban on the entry of David Satter into Russia essentially means a ban on the profession for him, and asks the Russian authorities to reconsider the decision.
“If Satter stops writing about Russia, then it will be bad not only for him, but also for our country - not many foreign journalists who write so competently and balanced,” the letter signed by the chairman of the board of the Memorial Society Arseny Roginsky .
Fragment of the final issue of the Freedom Time program